Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18415, Jeremiah Getchell, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass.
Getchell, Jeremiah S. 18415
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CONTENTS

21. 1892
Massachusetts
Jeremiah Fletcher
of Essex in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain Symonds of the Reg. commanded by Col _____ on the Mass line for 9 Mas
Mil
72 8/14
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 10 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Aug , 1831 and due the St. Robinson on Newbedhead
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '31 $ 60 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep '31 15 $75
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. A. Athy Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 29

13716
Jeremiah Getchell Map
Trust 9 March
14. 1606
May 21 1833
P 404
T. Robinson Marblehead Mass

BRIEF in the case of Jeremiah Gitchell  Co of Essex in the State of Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 17 who was at the commencement of the Revolution and served 2 9 Capt Symonds, Lieut Brown  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Essex Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary one living witness 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not properly attested nor is the witness certificate credible
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George S. Agton
Examining Clerk.

13.716
Frederick Robertson of Marblehead Mass.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.
On this third day of October A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, Jeremiah Gilchell , a resident of Marblehead , in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 70 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
He was born in said Marblehead, in seventeen hundred sixty three, his age is recorded in an old bible, which was his father's, it is also recorded in the Parish books of the second Congregational Society in Marblehead. He lived in Marblehead when called into the service & has always lived here, except the time, he was in the service. He entered the service at the commencement of the Revolution, as a volunteer, & served nine months, stationed in the fort on Salem Neck. The name of the Captain under whom he served was John Symonds of Danvers, & the Lieutenant's name was Brown, he does not remember the names of any other officers. He does not recollect of receiving any written discharge, when the term of nine months expired he was permitted to go home. He is known generally to the people of Marblehead, & the rev., John Bartlett and Nathaniel Bowen esq. can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. Said Gilchell says in amendment of the above declaration, in explanation

of the time he served, that he recollects perfectly, the time of his enlistment, & service was nine months & the time he entered the service, was shortly after the battle of Bunker Hill, either the latter part of the summer or the fall succeeding
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Jeremiah Gatchell mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D. W. White JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, John Bartlett a clergyman, residing in Marblehead aforesaid, and Nathan Bowen Esquire, a magistrate, residing in Marblehead aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Gatchell , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
John Bartlett
Subscribed and sworn to before
Nathan Bowen D. W. White  J. Frost

I John Henfield of Salem in the county of Essex. - on oath depose and say that Jeremiah Gatchell of Marblehead, was an enlisted soldier - stationed at the Fort on Salem Neck (at the commencement of the Revolutionary War) in a company commanded by John Symonds. That I was also there and (to fully believe said Gatchell) performed all the duty required of him - the time of enlistment & service being nine months.
Dated at Salem July 28. 1832.
John Henfield
Ef 814 f 8. July 28. 1832. -
Sworn to before me
Jonathan P. Saunders
Just of peace
And I further certify that the said John Henfield who subscribed the above affidavit is entitled to full faith and credit as a witness
Jonathan P. Saunders
Just of peace

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that John Bartlett , who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Marblehead , and that the said Nathan Bowen , who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at Marblehead , and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. H. Stone Judge of Probate
I, NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Gatchell for a pension. I further certify, that
Jonathan P. Saunders , before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been taken, is a justice of the peace for said county, and that the signature of his name is his genuine signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this third day of October , A. D. 1832.
Nath. Lord Jr.

18415 INVALID.
File No. 18415-
Jeremiah Fitchell Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 22
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 140
[Arrangement of 1870.]

13416
Jeremiah Gatchell
J Robinson Esq Marblehead Mass

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jeremiah Getchell which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The persons who administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
† QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.